This New Scientific Study About Owls Will Ruin "Harry Potter" For You Forever

Everyone knows that in the magical wizarding world of Harry Potter, when it comes to mailing a letter, a package, or a broom, it's all comes down to the Owl Post. Owls deliver all the mail, which means they fly from point A to point B and swiftly drop packages as large as broomsticks into the recipient's hands like they're as light as a feather.

As much as you's like to believe you can one day train your pet owl to deliver your mail and live Harry Potter in real life, a few physics students at the University of Leicester in England have gone and squashed your Potterhead dreams.

According to the student's study, "The likelihood of the combined system of owl and broomstick having a coefficient of lift high enough to allow the bird to remain in flight is small. A similar argument can be applied to the variety of differently shaped and sized packages that are delivered by owls in the Harry Potter films." In layman's terms, owls can't stay in flight while carry things like letters, packages, and certainly not broomsticks.

So yeah, unless you are an actual, literal wizard who can enchant your pet owl with the magical ability to withstand the laws of physics, chances are you'll never be able to deliver your mail through Owl Post.

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